Holtec International urged a New Jersey state appeals court Thursday to revive its defamation suit against Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC over a blog post about the firm's representation of a former Holtec executive, but its argument that the post was subject to an anti-SLAPP exception was met with skepticism.
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NJ Court Skeptical Firm's Blog Posts Defamed Holtec

By George Woolston

Holtec International urged a New Jersey state appeals court Thursday to revive its defamation suit against Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC over a blog post about the firm's representation of a former Holtec executive, but its argument that the post was subject to an anti-SLAPP exception was met with skepticism.

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Telehealth Co. Swaps In Gordon Rees In Novo's GLP-1 Fight

By Ben Adlin

A telehealth platform facing allegations from Novo Nordisk that it falsely advertised Ozempic alternatives has picked new counsel in the dispute, withdrawing attorneys from Foley & Lardner LLP and Miller Nash LLP and substituting in two lawyers from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.

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TRESemmé Hair Loss Suit Tossed By Judge

By Emily Field

A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday tossed with prejudice a suit alleging that TRESemmé shampoo causes hair loss after the plaintiff's sole expert was barred from testifying as he admitted his opinion was wrong.

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Typos Doomed Search Warrant, NJ Appeals Court Says

By Brandon Lowrey

A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday ruled to suppress evidence from a search of accused drug dealers' apartments, citing bungled dates in a warrant application.

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Drugmaker Aquestive Hit With Suit Over FDA Approval Delay

By Sydney Price

Pharmaceutical company Aquestive Therapeutics Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of harming investors by failing to disclose the likelihood that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would delay approval of the company's drug application for its allergic reaction treatment.

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LITIGATION

Two Dozen States Sue Trump To Halt New Global Tariffs

By Natalie Olivo

A coalition of 24 states sued President Donald Trump's administration Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block global tariffs that the White House imposed shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an earlier round of tariffs.

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Meta Hid 'Alarming Reality' Of AI Glasses' Privacy, Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

Meta Platforms touts its artificial intelligence "smart" glasses as designed to protect users' privacy, but the tech company surreptitiously routes video captured by the wearable devices to contractors who view the footage to train Meta's AI models, according to a new proposed class action filed in California federal court.

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ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Contempt Of DOJ Attys Unlikely For Violating Orders

By Jack Karp

Federal judges have been floating the possibility of holding government attorneys in criminal contempt of court for violating immigration-related court orders, a potentially shocking move that scholars say is unlikely and probably less effective than civil contempt orders.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

3rd Circ. Says Macy's Clear To Arbitrate Worker's Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Third Circuit ruled that a white ex-Macy's store manager fired after a shoplifting incident can't pursue his race and sexual orientation discrimination case in court, homing in on a document the department store chain mailed to his home that clearly said disputes would be handled through arbitration.

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Brief

3rd Circ. Takes Up Cognizant H-1B Fraud FCA Claims

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit has agreed to review whether a case brought by a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive alleging the company defrauded the government through its visa applications should be tossed, according to a court order.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

OpenAI Practices Law Without A License, Insurer Alleges

By Lauren Berg

OpenAI is practicing law without a license, according to an insurer's lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court that alleges artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT provided faulty legal advice to a woman seeking disability benefits that led to a breached settlement and a flurry of frivolous court filings.

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Analysis

UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US

By Ryan Boysen

Private equity money is pouring into the U.K. legal sector, fueling a wave of consolidation in consumer-facing practices and offering a glimpse of what it could look like if outside investment in the U.S. legal industry takes off.

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Lindsey Halligan Faces Fla. Bar Investigation, Watchdog Says

By Lauren Berg

The Florida Bar is investigating Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who pursued controversial indictments against President Donald Trump's political opponents, according to a letter the Campaign for Accountability made public Thursday.

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Troutman And Former Atty Push To Limit Scope Of Bias Trial

By Jake Maher

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and a former associate suing the firm for racial discrimination and retaliation this week fought over the role that charged language and calculations of financial damages should play in an upcoming trial.

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Atty's Scheduling Error Dooms Appeal In AT&T Forfeiture Suit

By Patrick Hoff

An AT&T worker can't ask the Ninth Circuit to review the dismissal of his proposed class action claiming the telecommunications company misused forfeited 401(k) funds, with a California federal judge saying his attorney's busy schedule was "one of the least compelling excuses" for filing a late appeal.

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Analysis

A Look At Four States' Tort Reform Legislation Fights

By Y. Peter Kang

There are currently four states debating whether to install business-friendly tort reform legislation or medical malpractice guardrails. The issues include a potentially brutal showdown in California over auto collision litigation and efforts in Florida to expand wrongful death liability for healthcare providers.

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Ex-Judge In Wis. Says ICE Prosecution Theory Has No Limits

By Britain Eakin

A former Wisconsin judge has said the government's case against her for obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no limiting principle and wrongly turned her authority to manage her courtroom into a federal felony for impeding ICE.

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Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana Judicial Nominees Advance

By Courtney Bublé

Four judicial nominees advanced out of committee Thursday along party lines, which included two for Texas.

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